LOS ANGELES — Not a twitch of muscle. Not a hint of movement. Ryan Poles’ face was perfectly still, sitting in the Bears’ draft room on Thursday night, as mere minutes ticked away towards a decision that would shape a town in dire need of a savior. The staff next to him, sitting in rolling…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now Scores and stats from Orange County games on Thursday, April 25 Click here for details about sending your team’s scores and stats to the Register. The deadline for submitting information is 10:45 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 p.m. Saturday. THURSDAY’S SCORES BOYS…
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By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer DETROIT — Jayden Daniels was not sure the Washington Commanders would call his name, after months of questions about which quarterback they wanted. He’s glad they did. Washington selected Daniels with the second pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night, choosing the Heisman Trophy winner out of LSU…
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COSTA MESA — In the end, the Chargers didn’t trade the fifth pick in the NFL draft Thursday. They didn’t pick a standout wide receiver such as Malik Nabers of LSU to replace Keenan Allen or Mike Williams. They also didn’t get the chance to select Marvin Harrison Jr. of Ohio State, the fourth pick.…
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He may not have been able to hear them all the way in Detroit, but that didn’t stop some of Jayden Daniels‘ biggest fans from roaring with approval when the Washington Commanders announced him as their first-round NFL draft pick Thursday, April 25. Daniels, a Cajon High School graduate, LSU quarterback and winner of the…
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Support our high school sports coverage by becoming a digital subscriber. Subscribe now A counselor. Proven winner. Respectful. Those were the assessments Raul Lara received from his colleagues Thursday after Mater Dei announced that he is the team’s new football coach. “He’s a counselor,” said Merle Cole III, a former offensive coordinator under Lara at Long…
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UCLA edge rusher Laiatu Latu will begin his NFL career as a member of the Indianapolis Colts. Latu was drafted with the 15th overall pick in the NFL draft to become the first defender taken after the draft started with 14 straight offensive players being picked in Detroit. “It definitely becomes fuel,” Latu said on…
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WASHINGTON — Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto was in trouble just once during his start Thursday. That was in the fifth inning when he got his glove up just in time to grab the 104.8 mph line drive off of Eddie Rosario’s bat that was headed for his face. Other than that, Yamamoto was unruffled, turning in…
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The Palestinian militant group Hamas has said for more than 15 years that it could accept a two-state compromise with Israel — at least, a temporary one. But Hamas has also refused to say that it would recognize Israel or renounce its armed fight against it. For Israel and many others, especially in the wake…
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By COLLEEN LONG WASHINGTON — Donald Trump on Thursday claimed the 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was “nothing” compared to ongoing pro-Palestinian campus protests, the latest instance in which he has downplayed a racist incident that was one of the most criticized moments of his presidency. Speaking in a Manhattan courtroom hallway at…
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